PANDARAS

📍 Geographic Profile

• Location & Classification: An urban barangay in San Fernando, representing about 0.45% of the city’s population in 2020 philatlas.com+13philatlas.com+13commons.wikimedia.org+13.
  
  

• Coordinates & Elevation: Approximately 15.0304° N, 120.7248° E, with an elevation of roughly 6.6 m (21.7 ft) above sea level elevationmap.net+3philatlas.com+3sites.google.com+3.
  
  

• Adjacent Barangays: Borders San Matias (Santo Tomas), Del Pilar, San Felipe (San Fernando), and Lagundi (Mexico) mapcarta.com+7philatlas.com+7elevationmap.net+7.
  
  

👥 Demographics

• Population (2020): 1,601 residents, marking a 2.80% annual growth rate since 2015 philatlas.com+3philatlas.com+3sites.google.com+3.
  
  

• Households (2015): 254, with a total population of 1,404 and an average household size of 5.53 persons deviantart.com+4philatlas.com+4sites.google.com+4.
  
  

• Age Structure (2015):
  
  

  • Large youth representation: 10–14 years (12.1%); lowest in 80+ (0.43%).
    
    

  • Median age: 23.23 years.
    
    

  • Dependency ratios: youth ~48.6%, elderly ~5.2%, total ~53.8% philatlas.com.
    
    

🏗 Infrastructure & Community

• Barangay Hall & Chapel: Central facilities highlighted in images, with a bridge linking Pandaras to neighboring Santo Rosario (Santo Tomas).
  
  

• Pandaras Elementary School: Serves local youth, located near Santo Rosario Parish and Barangay Hall deviantart.com+13mapcarta.com+13mapcarta.com+13.
  
  

• Growth Center Zone: Classified as a service-area barangay for the Poblacion growth center—providing access to downtown services and amenities cityofsanfernando.gov.ph.
  
  

🌱 Land Use & Flood Risk

• Land Use: Eveinly residential with community services and small commercial activity.

• Environmental Risk: At just ~6.6 m elevation, Pandaras is vulnerable to flooding and sea-level rise impacts sites.google.com+2elevationmap.net+2scribd.com+2.